Contact Information

West Kendall, FL

8264 Mills Drive
Space 1845
Miami, Florida 33183

New Students:	(888) EDUCATE
Current Families:	(305) 273-9366
Fax:	(305) 596-0763

Monday:	9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday:	9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday:	9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday:	9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday:	9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Saturday:	9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Sunday:	9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

News

The Kendall Sylvan Learning Center helps students learn how to become self-motivated, independent, and most importantly approach school, as well as life, with confidence. Our tutoring programs are available both when school is in session, as well as during the summer with additional instructional hours. We are constantly looking for new ways for Kendall Sylvan to better help students achieve success. Here, we update you on the latest news, contests, and seasonal offers released by our local center. Looking for a Sylvan Learning Center that’s closer to you than Kendall Sylvan? Scroll down to check out other South Florida area Sylvan centers.

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Friends & Family Holiday Sale

Between now and December 31, 2011, we are offering families the opportunity to give the Gift of Learning. For a $100 in Gift Cards that you purchase, we will give you a FREE $25 gift card! We have lots of grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other family members and friends taking advantage of this offer. you can purchase the gift cards over the phone with us. Call us at (305) 273-9366 to get your Gifts of Learning now!

*Offer valid until 12/31/12. Limit one per family. Valid at participating locations only. Redeemable only at location of purchase.

End of Summer Student Celebration Slideshow 2011!

Tips for Parents: Enriching & Engaging Emerging Study Habits

Organization, time management, note taking, test taking and strategic reading are all essential study skills that are first introduced to young people in the classroom, but ultimately transfer far beyond school.

Because life is a balance of basic core skills (reading, math), social skills (communication), and responsibility skills (organization, time management), parents need to nourish all of these skills, not just the ones that yield a grade. To help your child develop these skills Sylvan recommends the following:

Organization and Time Management

Have students use a planning calendar to track responsibilities.

Don't be afraid of technology! Encourage students to use electronic devices for organization and time management just like you do.

Have your child set alarms and notifications for beginning and end of study or homework time.

Set up an electronic or online calendar for school. Use categories like Test Dates, Project Deadlines, Study Group Meetings, Days Off, and other categories appropriate for scholastic events and dates.

Note Taking

Don’t panic if a child’s notes look sloppy and disorganized. It’s often just a sign of a student with an active mind who is organizing things in ways that work best for him or her.

Have children identify the most important points while reviewing notes and highlight them.

Test Taking

Urge a student to study over a period of days or weeks instead of cramming the night before.

Encourage them to answer test questions they know first and then go on to more challenging questions.

Reading

Encourage young readers to use all the clues available to them while reading, such as headlines, pictures, captions, etc.

Urge them to read different types of writing, such as books of fiction and nonfiction, newspaper and magazine articles, letters, and websites.

Don't be afraid of new forms of media! Child-appropriate websites and blogs are a great way to teach students that reading skills extend to entertainment, self-expression, and social relationships. Think about all the reading you do online every day...help your child be successful in a 2.0 world by relating reading traditional print materials to electronic ones.

Talk with kids after they read a book or article. Have them tell you what the story was about, why it did or didn’t interest them, and how it related to their life.

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Summer SAT Courses are Available for 2011!

Interested in SAT prep over the summer? Well, at Sylvan Learning in Kendall, that's just what we've got! Sylvan's approach to SAT prep has succeeded for thousands of students and it can for you too. Courses will be held in our centers and materials will all be provided for students to work on and keep. Throughout the course, students will take SAT diagnostics, learn SAT test-taking strategies, and review SAT Math and Verbal skills. Additional year-long, 24/7 online booster for the course is available as well.

Classes are $999 for in-center only instruction and $1200 for the added SylvanTestPrep online year membership.

Email us for more details or to register for the course. Seats are limited and a deposit of $100 is required at the time of registration to ensure your spot.

Check out our SAT class schedules on our events page on this website.

Click here to email us for more information or to get registered now

Make Your Finals Count

Sylvan Learning is offering test preparation and homework support to help your child maximize his or her end of school exams. Each purchased program will cover one subject of your choice. These programs are for up to eight session through the last days of the school year.

Create your own schedule
Improve final grades
Educational support by certified Sylvan teachers
Close the school year out right
Special: $500 total cost of program

Offer expires on 06/10/2011. Valid only at participating centers.

Summer is a Child’s Opportunity to Learn

Skills and knowledge gained throughout the school year fade during the summer months. According to Sylvan Learning, the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels, loss of content retention begins within 24 to 48 hours of learning unless the new information is reinforced or applied immediately. After a month without reinforcement, approximately 80 percent of what a student has recently learned can be lost.

For children who have been struggling at school, summer can be their opportunity to catch-up on key skills and feel more confident when they head back to class. For students who do well, it’s an opportunity to keep their enthusiasm for learning high.

Parents can play a key role in reinforcing learning on an ongoing basis. The education experts at Sylvan Learning have prepared practical tips for integrating continuous learning into fun, family activities all summer long:

Checklist: Summer Fun That’s Educational, Too

§ Read with your child. Reading to young children nurtures an interest in language, words and communication. For older kids, reading together can be fun and interesting. Parents can even turn Harry Potter or Twilight mania into a learning opportunity. Read the books together with your children and ask questions about the plot and characters.

§ Search for reading activities on the Internet and create a reading list. There are an abundance of sites that provide summer reading lists for children. At www.BookAdventure.com,children (grades K-8) create personalized books lists from more than 7,500 recommended titles, take quizzes on the books they’ve read at school or at home, and earn points towards small prizes for understanding the books they’ve read.

§ Visit the library. Libraries can recommend books appropriate for your child’s reading level and interests, and many libraries offer free children’s programs.

§ Keep a journal. Give your child an empty notebook to keep a summer journal. Regular entries will keep writing skills active.

§ Summer enrichment programs. There are a variety of enrichment programs available for children. Sylvan Learning offers engaging programs that keep the interest and fun in learning alive through the summer and into the school year.

Sylvan Learning in Kendall Summer Open House Event

Moms: Refer a Friend and Both of You Could Win a Full Spa-Day!

MAY IS FOR MOMS!!

And we want to thank all our hard-working, schedule-juggling fantastic, moms out there!

For the month of May, we are offering a special Referral Program Promotion: If you “Refer a Friend” and their child enrolls, your families both benefit from a FREE WEEK at Sylvan AND, you’re both entered into a drawing for a day of pampering, Miami style!

Your day of pampering for two would include:

Start your day with brunch @ Deli Lane
Take a one hour personal yoga class @ Green Monkey
The pampering continues with facials @ Vida Day Spa and Wellness Center
End your day with a lovely coffee or cocktail at Segafredo’s

Total package from our local South Miami partners valued at $250!

The program is easy: let your friends know about the difference Sylvan has made for your child. For each referral you send our way, your name will be entered into a drawing for a pampering day for you and a friend!

Promotion will close June 15th, drawing will be held June 30th.

Email us for more information!

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Sylvan Goes to Your School Fair for Free Tutoring Services!

Sylvans in Miami have been selected once again to be providers of FREE TUTORING through the Miami-Dade County Public Schools No Child Left Behind Act-funded Supplementary Education Services (SES).

Our center will be attending the schools in our area who are having fairs for students enrolled in the free lunch program and who receive free tutoring through SES.

If you choose Sylvan to be your provider of tutoring services, please fill out the application with our code 0511 as your first option.

Please call with any questions.

Sylvan Free Tutoring Provider #0511 for SES in Miami-Dade(60.5 KB)

SAT and ACT Group Class Dates for 2010-11 School Year

The dates for the upcoming school year's SAT and ACT tests for high school students have been released. Our center has created a schedule of courses to coincide with the individual test dates.

Our SAT and ACT seminar courses are the ideal way to prepare for the specific demands of college acceptance tests. In addition to seminar course dates listed, Sylvan offers college preparation courses at the 3:1 or 1:1 student teacher ratio as with all our Sylvan courses.

SAT and ACT Test and Sylvan Class Dates for 2010-11(71.5 KB)

End of Summer Graduation and Successful Student Celebration!

Our End of Summer Graduation and Successful Student Celebration was a rousing success! Every few months, we at Sylvan in Kendall spend an evening celebrating our students, their families, and our staff of Sylvan teachers and assistants. This season's party was held on August 26th at 5:30 p.m. A gracious turn out of students and their families and friends showed up to celebrate each other's successes in our center programs and in their summer months of learning. We proudly hosted them and treated all who attended to a pizza party and some back-to-school goody bags. Among the attendees were current and former students, their parents and families, our teachers and their families, and our directors, David and Cristy. We handed out certificates for achievements in progress tests, completion of skill levels, transitions from one program to another, and graduation from Sylvan. Additionally, we concluded our Student Summer Raffle by holding a kid-aided drawing and handing out well-earned prizes. Our teachers, too, received a token of appreciation for their hard work and service to our families.

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our students! Below is, as promised, a slide show of our party. See you at the next Sylvan celebration!

School Year Sucess with NCLB and SES!

As an SES Title 1 Provider for the 2009-2010 school year, Florida Group Learning Centers, LLC, DBA Sylvan Learning Centers had the opportunity of servicing students from our area public school. It is our goal to deliver the best possible tutoring services in the amount of hours allowed per the per pupil allocation designated by the Miami-Dade County School District. For the 2009-2010 school year, Sylvan Learning Centers was able to provide a maximum of 37 hours for students that were assigned to us as providers.

We look forward to attending your SES Provider Fair in the fall for the 2010-2011 school year and sharing more academic success with students all across our MDCPS area schools.

Sylvan's Ongoing Book Drive!

Our center continues to collect books from students and families that will be donated to the public library and/or needy organizations. In addition, any students, parents, or teachers who are interested in borrowing or owning books currently in our donation boxes is invited to take books home for themselves!

Current students will receive 20 tokens per book donated. As a new year gift, the directors will be dropping off the collected books to the Miami-Dade Public Library System branches in our area at the end of the 2010 holiday season.

Para padres que prefieren discutir la educación de sus hijos en español:

Sylvan Learning Center valora a nuestras familias. Nuestros centros tienen miembros calificados dispuestos a discutir sus preguntas académicas en español. Aunque el currículo y las clases de los estudiantes son en ingles, seria un placer ofrecer las conferencias en ingles o español, a preferencia de las familias. Para discutir sobre las necesidades académicas de sus hijos y hacer una cita para visitar Sylvan Learning Center en su comunidad, por favor llame (305) 273-9366.

Sylvan "Write your way into college" essay contest winners

The winning essays are as follows:

Coral Springs: Essay B = Kendall Ryant
Aventura: Essay B = Courtney Bloch
Boca Raton: Essay A = Senia Pugh
Davie: Essay A = David Vendrell
Pembroke Pines: Essay B = Susan Aguilar
Ft. Lauderdale: Essay A = Justin Permenter
West Kendall: Essay A = Kyle Krause
Miami Lakes: Essay A = Carlos Alicea
South Miami: Essay A = Fabiola De Armas
Cutler Bay: Essay B = Michelle Lawerence

Each winner receives a FREE SAT course valued at $999 and his/her school BRACE/CAP counselor will also receive an additional SAT scholarship to award to a student of his/her choice.

Miami Heat tickets family 4-pack winner: Christine Leblanc, Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs

Here is a letter from one of our Essay Contest winners:

I had a wonderful experience visiting Local 10 News. Laurie Jennings was a polite anchor woman and was very informative. She was extremely intelligent and enlightened me with her occupation. I appreciate that she took time to explain in detail how the newscast works. Her tour, knowledge, personality, and courtesy impressed me and made me appreciate her and her work more. She gave me an insight to her hectic life and taught me how the news works, which I may add is very intriguing. I enjoyed being “backstage” and watch the news that I watch daily on the television. I felt honored to have been chosen as a winner. The SAT prep class itself has been a fantastic experience. My teacher Danny has taught me several key test taking tricks that I am positive will help me out in the SAT. I would like to thank Sylvan for giving me this opportunity to enhance my knowledge.

-Fabiola De Armas

Introducing SylvanMathPrep.com: Sylvan’s New Online Homework Support Service

Finish your homework faster and easier! With SylvanMathPrep.com, you’ll see short videos, corresponding to the exact pages and concepts in your textbook, that explain the math lessons you’re studying.

SylvanMathPrep.com presents math problems in a new way, shows you the work so you can see how to do it, and provides practice problems (with the answers!), so you can master the concepts in no time!

To get started, visit SylvanMathPrep.com to sign up – a FREE trial is available! Select your textbook and page number and the video will explain exactly what you need to know.

Getting ready for the SAT or ACT? SylvanMathPrep.com can help you study for the math portions of these tests as well. Sign Up Today!

Kendall's Spring 2009 Graduation!

In May, Sylvan in West Kendall held its Spring 2009 Graduation and was met with tremendous success. Our students, teachers, and families came out to support one another. Graduates of Sylvan programs received diplomas and graduation gifts, students who made growth on Progress Tests also received certificates and rewards, special honoree students were presented with one-of-a-kind certificates, and all attendees were invitied to a pizza party after-graduation event.

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Sylvan Learning Workbooks

Make learning fun with Sylvan Learning workbooks!

These workbooks give parents the tools to help their children catch up, keep up, and get ahead.

Click Here to view our products, find out why Sylvan products work, and try sample exercises from the workbooks for free!

Sylvan at the College 101 Girl Scouts event!

On January 10, 2009, Sylvan in West Kendall presented an SAT/ACT and standardized test seminar for the Girl Scouts of Miami-Dade County. We set up a table offering free literature and goody bags for the Girl Scout attendees and their families and delivered the "Get Standardized" presentation to better inform the girls about the getting-into-college standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, and PSAT. The event was a great success and, on top of meeting the wonderful Tropical Girl Scouts and their families, we were also able to offer free SAT prep. diagnostics to girls from all over Miami-Dade County. Thank you for having us come out!

Saturday Book Club Reads "Twilight!"

We will be hosting a monthly book club. All readers grades 6-12 are invited, Sylvan students or not. First meeting, Saturday December 6, 1-3 pm. Bring your books! Please have parents call to confirm that they allow you to attend.

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Book Adventure Give-aways!

If you're a teacher or parent interested in getting your children or students interested in reading, the Book Adventure program is what you're looking for. Contact our center and ask for a Book Adventure guide to get you started. The service is free of charge and available to all educators and parents who need to add some fun to the young readers in their lives.

Adopt-a-Classroom

Adopt-a-classroom is a great program that helps schools, students, and teachers in our district by providing funds and support to classrooms. Link to their page and find out how you can help.

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